December 2010

A case study of the Fort Smith public schools new teacher induction program

Each year almost 10% of new teachers will leave the teaching profession. By the end of the fifth year of teaching, 30 to 50% of new teachers will have left teaching. One method of retaining new teachers is through the use of new teacher induction programs. These programs help new teachers integrate and adjust to the rigors of teaching with a strong base of support. This paper is a case study of the Fort Smith public...

Author(s): Paul M. Hewitt and Monica Wilhelm

December 2010

Sensitizing the female in university admission in South-south geopolitical zone for assurance of sustainable development in Nigeria

There has been a growing belief that the rate of admission of candidates into universities in Nigeria through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been tilted in favour of the males. This apparent anomaly has resulted in the production of fewer female graduates especially in universities in Nigeria. As a result, the needed female manpower is not sufficiently available in almost all production...

Author(s): Don Omoike